yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android General] ssenemosewa:
You're very welcome.

Now, go enjoy all the great stuff you can do with it now that it's rooted. I'd recommend Titanium Backup and the V6 supercharger scripts for starters. The former will allow you to backup your apps and gain storage space/memory by eliminating bloatware. The latter can help improve performance.
[Android General] dafever:
So what would the steps be to root this device?
[Android General] ssenemosewa:
I'm in the process of writing a (reasonably concise) guide. Even though it's been posted in various forms throughout the forum, it's usually hidden within instructions to do something else.

I'll try to get it done later today or by the end of the weekend at the latest.
[Android General] dafever:
Thank you. I did try to look through some of the other forums, but there are so many threads I gave up.
[Android General] ssenemosewa:
How I Rooted my A2107A-F

First off, I'm not claiming that this is the best (or only) method...only that it worked for me. Secondly, the rooting script is not mine...I found it by searching XDA.

Okay, here we go:

1) Download and unzip the 4.0.3root.zip file attached to this post.

2) Download and unzip the Android Developers Kit from here. Yes, I know, it probably has all kinds of stuff you don't need...but it will get you one thing that you DO need: the Google USB Driver.

3) Run the SDK Manager. Make sure you go under "Extras" and select the Google USB Driver. Leave all the other things that are checked by default checked. Again, you probably don't need everything right now but the SDK has all kinds of other goodies that you may find useful later on.

4) Enable USB Debugging on your tablet (under settings, developer options).

5) Connect your tablet via the USB cable. Go into device manager and locate your tablet (on mine, it's listed as Android Phone, Android Composite ADB Interface).

6) Click on update driver, and point it to the SDK folder containing the Google USB Driver (it's in SDK/extras/Google/usb_driver). Reboot as instructed/needed.

7) Run root.bat in the 4.0.3root folder you unzipped earlier. You may need to run it as administrator depending on your OS and privileges.

8) Follow the instructions on the screen. The tablet will be rebooted 3 times. IMPORTANT: Wait until the tablet reboots COMPLETELY before clicking continue in the script. Don't jump the gun. You can't mess up by waiting too long, but you can if you don't wait long enough!

Also, my tablet actually powered off each time instead of rebooting. If this happens to yours, just power it back on, wait for it to start up COMPLETELY, then continue.

9) The root script should tell you when it's done. I'd recommend verifying that you truly have root with any of the many apps available via Google Play. I used Root Checker by Burrows Apps, but any should do.

10) Rejoice in your newly rooted tablet.

11) Step 10 is optional.:p
[Android General] Ultimawar:
ssenemosewa when you debloated, were there any apps in particular that you left installed? The last thing I want is the screw this up by uninstalling an app required for boot. Did you uninstall the Lenovo home?
[Android General] ssenemosewa:
To me, bloatware are applications which I don't use/will never use and, therefore, consume resources without yielding any benefit.

Given that definition, I was very conservative with what I removed. Rather than list what what I left installed, you'd probably benefit more from a listing of what I zapped:

Accuweather

Chrome

Documents to Go

Evernote

Google Play Books

Google Play Movies

Google Play Music

Google Play Reader

Google Plus

Lenovo UI Intro

Lenovo Registration

News Republic

Norton Security

Oovoo

Sugar Sync

Zinio Reader

I decided to keep the Lenovo Idea launcher intact, even though I'm using ADW Launcher. By my reckoning, a launcher is essential enough to warrant having a "hot alternative" in case the default one fails. But that's just me.
[Android General] dafever:
Does rooting fix the issue regarding "Android is upgrading....optimizing app 1 of x"?
[Android General] ssenemosewa:
It didn't on mine. It still does it on every boot.
[Android General] dafever:
Wow. What a pain. Thanks for the quick reply.
[Android General] Ultimawar:
Contacts/ People

Guys! I've been trying forever to get the ICS people app added to our tablet. I tried adding it to the /system/app and changing permissions but even that did not work. I was using a third party contact+ but it wasnt the stock experience I wanted. I found this instead! It's wicked! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.psencik.com.android.contacts

Check it out, it's supposedly stock! It works perfect!
[Android General] dafever:
Moving apps to USB Storage Issue

Running in to an issue trying to move apps to USB storage. When I move the app to USB storage, the icon disappears from the display screen. The app is still on the device and can be found if I look under the App folder, but no longer shows up on the customizable screens. On the other hand, any apps that remain under Tablet storage still show up on the customizable screens. This wouldn't be such a problem for me if it wasn't for the fact that of the 8GB storage on this device, 2.29GB is allocated for internal or Tablet storage. So, it doesn't take long to fill up that space with apps.

Would appreciate any help. I did try calling Lenovo tech support and that was fruitless.
[Android General] ssenemosewa:
Sounds like some kind of problem/corruption with the IdeaDesktop launcher. You might try an alternate launcher to see if it behaves better. After sampling several, I settled on Nova Launcher. In my humble opinion, it leaves IdeaDesktop in the dust.
[Android General] dafever:
Thank you for the quick repsonse. I tried that and it didn't resolve the problem. However, I agree, Nova Launcher is a must better app than IdeaDesktop. :good:
[Android General] D1358531:
I'm using Go Launcher and haven't experienced any problems.
[Android General] D1358531:
I don't know if that makes a difference either, but i'm using build A2107A-F_S483_121115
[Android General] ssenemosewa:
I'm running A2107A-F_S484_121211. It isn't the latest firmware (tried to get the latest OTA to install but gave up. Oh well...) but it seems to work reasonably well.

Maybe your problem was one that they corrected in one of their OTA updates. But there's no way to know for sure, since they don't issue changelogs for any of their updates. Hell, they don't tell you much of anything!
[Android General] D1358531:
I know what you mean, trying to get the latest OTA is a pain! lol But dafever was the one with the launcher issue. :) Mine is running fine.
[Android General] dafever:
I have a feeling that the issue may be tied to the version I'm running. I've been somewhat reluctant to update the firmware. I have another A2107A tablet and since updating the firmware,I now get the Android is upgrading/optimizing message. Not to big of a deal, but kind of pain to sit and wait for it to "optimize" x number of apps. But, if upgrading the firmware resolves my apps issue, it's worth it. As it stands right now, not being able to fully utilize the storage capacity of the device is the bigger pain.

.
[Android General] ssenemosewa:
Funny you should mention that upgrading/optimizing message. I started getting that message after I did an OTA upgrade. My wife's tablet runs ICS too, and she doesn't get that message. Here's the kicker: I timed the boot up times on both tablets...and they are very nearly the same! The only difference is that I can see what's going on, while hers hides the upgrading/optimizing message behind a logo screen.

Based on that observation, I'd go for the upgrade. If you have to wait for the thing to upgrade/optimize anyway, you might as well be entertained! :D
[Android General] dafever:
Interesting. I had never taken the time to compare boot up times. Guess I'll try the upgrade and see what happens. :fingers-crossed:
[Android General] dafever:
Well, the firmware upgrade solved my problem of being able to move apps to USB storage. Now I get the android is upgrading/optimizing message and get to watch it count down the number of apps installed. Oh well, at least I can now use more of the device's storage.

appreciate your help :good:
[Android General] D1358531:
I'm in trouble here...I added something to the build.prop, and now my tab is stuck on the "lenovo" splash screen...anything I can do??

edit: I just reflashed the rom and I'm all set :)
[Android General] dafever:
Jellybean?

Was curious if there's been any sucess in developing a Jellybean ROM for this device.
[Android General] syserr:
No.

This device is getting older now. I doubt anyone has the will to do JB for it. If I run into some good luck, I may attempt it.

I invested in it (my time and money) despite it not being very popular. It has an FM Radio in hardware on both -H and -F models, this is why I invested. CONFIRMATION: Yes, I've confirmed this with my ears on the -F model by flashing -H firmware on it and pushing the Lenovo FMRadio.apk to it.

I now have 3 - for car, test/dev, and son. It's getting old. Cheap MTK based system are now commonly quad 1.2GHz. That said, I'm committed to making progress with this device and learning.
[Android General] vwftw:
How did you install a -H rom on a -F? Do you have a link w/ more info?
[Android General] dafever:
Thank you for the reply. Agree it's an older device and I'm really disappointed in the lack of support by Lenovo. That being said, I really can't complain about the device itself. It's pretty much met my needs. My kids are the primary users and works just fine for their needs.
[Android General] syserr:
First, there were a few people back in about February on the main thread that seemed to do it on accident. (see my FAQ for A2107A threads)

Then, I totally botched my -F with SP Flash Tool. I was in the "Test" tab of the tool and apparently started a distructive test. After that I didn't have much to lose. I installed ClearSky. (also linked to in my FAQ)

WARNING: -H fw on -F doesn't work well at all. Don't do it unless you have a clear path back. I purchased another -F and imaged it so I would have a clear path back. At the very least, get a good copy of your nvram folder.
[Android General] vwftw:
Thanks for the heads up, and for the FAQ as well!
[Android General] :
Flashed wrong firmware :(

I have a friend that I think did this too... Tried installing H rom which included a firmware, now it's stuck on Lenovo screen. Resoring backup doesn't work. Barebones ROM doesn't work. We're stumped!

Do you or can you upload that image from your F model?

Or maybe something else I should be trying?

Thanks
[Android General] syserr:
:laugh: I installed -H over -F hw too, but knowingly and with SP Flash Tool.

I will upload stock -F SP-style, CWM-style, and a rooted/scrubbed CWM-style.

If BareBones won't go on with CWM, then CWMs probably won't help you. The partition tables of the -F and -H differ. The -F has a "FAC" partition just ahead of SYSTEM. The -H has no FAC. What is probably going on... humm... I think CWM wrote SYSTEM in the FAC partition. Do you want to experiment? I can cook you an update.zip tonight that will replace FAC with the proper contents.
[Android General] :
Yup, willing to try almost anything as it's 'dead' as of now...

With the barebones or other ROMS, it flashes successfully according to CWM, just can't boot into them.
[Android General] syserr:
I'm attaching fac-fixer.zip. What it does is "formats" your FAC partition and install the files needed there.

With any luck...

- put this on you sdcard

- boot into CWM

- choose zip, install it

- reboot

Afterward, hopefully it will boot into whatever -F ROM you attempted to install last. :fingers-crossed:
[Android General] NemesisGXIII:
Ok I've tried to flash the attached file in cwm with no luck.. I'm willing to try anything so I'd greatly appreciate it if you could upload all the stock files you have so I can try to get it on there with the sp tool since the fac should be fixed now.
[Android General] syserr:
Hey guys, I'll PM you a link in about an hour. I want to make sure its totally release worthy before I post it. (Still wondering what hosting service to use. Wondering if folks have ever had takedown notices etc.)
[Android General] NemesisGXIII:
Thank you sir. Hopefully the files you upload will remedy the situation... I've tried every possible solution so far to no avail.
[Android General] syserr:
I've sent you a link to the file and I suspect you've downloaded it? Are you familiar with SPFT?
[Android General] NemesisGXIII:
I am pretty familiar with it.. I wouldn't say I know it well but I have flashed a few times successfully with it..
[Android General] syserr:
:good: let me know how it goes.
[Android General] syserr:
new A2107A ROM thread

I've been working on these for a few weeks...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46201425
[Android General] syserr:
Custom Layout

I've just uploaded a custom partition layout for the -F with 8GB storage.

SYSTEM 768MB

CACHE 512MB

DATA 2048MB

FAT 4700MB

This increases SYSTEM slightly (not really needed), increases DATA a bunch (doubles?), and reduces FAT (internal SDCARD).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8PcIZoLeGNuUEoyM1d3U0lzeVk/edit?usp=sharing

The idea is you would overlay the files in your SPFT ROM directory before doing an SPFT Format and Download. (remember to backup your NVRAM partition before you do a Format)

Creating archive A2107A-F_SCATTER_OVERLAY_768_512_2048_4700.7z

Compressing EBR1
Compressing EBR2
Compressing MBR
Compressing fat_4700m.img
Compressing recovery.img
Compressing MT6575_Android_scatter_emmc.txt

Everything is Ok

After installing... boot into CWM and install whatever CWM-style ROM you like, this will create the SYSTEM filesystem the full size of the SYSTEM partition. Then do a Wipe Data / Cache.
[Android General] driali:
Need help with A2107a-f cannot start

Hi,

I have formatted whole flash and don't have backup.

I am using SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1206.01. and following procedure http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2044496

using A2107A-easy_CWM.

But after successfully finishing step 8, I cannot get into recovery mode.

Infact nothing happens, not even lennovo logo.

Please help, how to get into recovery mode.

thanks.
[Android General] driali:
I have tried flashing stock ram SE_A2107A-F_S486_130221_SP.7z , now it starts up and gets stuck on selecting country code.

press and set the country code!

timeout failed!

further while trying to follow thread http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39219999&postcount=1280 for

country code error. I can format again and instal foxtrot v100 but that kills it again.

I haven't tried chinese rom yet, does foxtrot and chinese rom work on a2107a-f ??

Ay ideas ??
[Android General] driali:
Finally I am able to flash foxtrot V100 using flashtool and foxtrot rom from original thread.

I have changed lang to english and also replaced recovery with CWM recovery.

CWM is able to zip files on ext sdcard but it gives error

E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command

E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log

E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log

E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log

E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

I am trying to install stock rom from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2471194

Please help with CWM errors.

finally SE_A2107A-F_S486_130221_SP.7z worked, had to select fac, saw it in readme.txt file
[Android General] syserr:
:) Thanks for reporting back and making sure people see the readme.txt info is so important. It may help someone!
[Android General] driali:
Open source code for A2017A

All,

Lenovo site http://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/tablets/a-series/a2107-tablet

open source code for download.

Has anyone tried to use it for A2107A-F ?

How to use it ??

thanks,
[Android General] khanem:
I also flashed foxtrot because i was having overheating battery notifications on my -f tablet.

No more notifiations but tablet very laggy so i decided to reflash the above rom.

i can flash but after first logo than animation i get stuck on second lenovo logo:mad:

Can you please give detailed explanation on how you managed to do it and what flash tool you used? thanks

Nevermind got it to work
[Android General] driali:
JUST if someones needs it

I used SPFT V3.1224.01.

I was also able to add userdata and cache.img from SP_FT_A2107_Foxtrot_100
[Android General] moose-power:
Should I root it or what?

I read through the thread but I'm new to rooting / modding Android. I have an A2107A-F and I want my kiddo to be able to watch movies on it in the car. That's almost all I want it for, tbh. It doesn't have much space, and I'm kind of neurotic, so I'm dying to purge some of the weird built in apps it shipped with, like Accuweather and Kindle.

Unfortunately, I can't do that without rooting the phone.

I read the post about rooting but that didn't include specific instructions, unless I was just being dense? I'm comfortable with `adb` and command line tools in general but not an Android specialist at all. Is it worth rooting it or am I wasting my time? Where can I find instructions to root it? I'm on Ubuntu, fwiw. I have `adb` installed and can list apps.
[Android General] bikerx1981:
Was there ever anything done with this tablet lately?, I am new to tablets and know a little bit on how they work, Wondering if there is a way to get a newer version of android on it so I can down load newer apps on it? It currently has version 4.0.3, its to old for what I am looking to use it for
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xandyxxx:
Hi,

following a recent reboot, my Samsung Galaxy S2 (UK version) is mounting the /data partition as read only, causing many FC's and the phone to be unusable. It is not rooted or customised, but I had enabled debugging for development purposes.

Due to Gingerbread's limited backup capabilities (without root), there are items in various applications that I need to recover, if possible.

Can someone please advise on the most straightforward way of getting fsck and enough priviledges on the S2 to fix the disk (assuming there's no hardware fault)?

Is there a version of adb that can give me root access without flashing the device, or is there any way to get the device to fix the disk itself, without doing a factory reset?

For the last week I've been searching with regards to rooting, updating kernels/firmware etc, but there seem to be so many options, that I'm not sure which would be the one that requires the smallest change to the system and therefore the lowest risk. (At thist stage it appears that loading ClockWorkMod using Odin is the way to go, but I may only have one chance not to mess this up, so want to be sure! Are there any critical do's and don'ts? How does Heimdall compare to Odin? What do the manufacturers use?) Also, how will I be able to tell if the Bootloader is locked? How do I unlock it and relock it once I'm done?

I never upgraded the Firmware/OS since I had it and would like to return it to stock when (hopefully) the system is recovered (following which I'll bring the OS up to date). The version is 2.6.35.7-I9100BUKE5-CL227058 root@DELL101 #2 .

If ClockWorkMod is the best way, can I just change the kernel, or is it best to replace the entire firmware? How do I backup the current factory firmware / kernel before I make changes? Is it possible to do all of this without incrementing the flash counter? Does incrementing the flash counter matter?

During my searches, I've also become aware of the emmc brick bug on the S2. Is this likely to be a problem during the kernal change or whatever may be required to fix the disk format? (I.e. not flashing a kernel that has MC_CAP_ERASE=1.)

If it's not possible to fix the disk, can I use the inbuilt dd command to make a sector backup of the disk and then mount as a partition under LINUX to retrieve the files / databases?

I've used Linux/UNIX for many years, but am quite new to Android and flashing etc. , but I've done similar things with other devices.

Can someone please advise?

Thanks.

Andy.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheDatabug:
Hi all

I was always under the impression that Samsung Phones are pretty hard to brick. I mean truly brick where you cannot get into download mode.So Im curious about a handful of things.

Is it true how hard/easy is it to brick a Samsung Note 2 or other Samsung phone?

What are the most common ways to brick the phone?

What is actually happening to the phone that causes it to brick? What should stop the phone from even getting to download mode?

PS. Im trying to up my post count so I can actually comment in threads where its releavant. ie ROM Dev threads.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariosraptor:
The most common way to brick imo is to flash wrong bootloaders. You need jtag then.

But no need now. They brick their self:)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koalauk:
I did laugh out loud -)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soljakid:
beware! of the sds bug. you may not be affected but heed my warning.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheDatabug:
According to the checker you can get on play store I don't have the offending chip. I also wonder if the Note 2 LTE version is affected it being a newer device?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SenK9:
I think all Exynos4 devices can be affected by super bricks if I'm not much mistaken. There was a lengthy post on this topic in Nov by one of the elite developers on this issue.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariosraptor:
Wrong. Exynos were affected by the exploit not brick.

Only the affected nand chips had the brick bug but had nothing to do qith the CPU's.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
In Note 1 and SGS2 we had the eMMC "Super Brick" bug. It triggered when you wiped data using stock ICS rom that had the bug.

In Note 2 and SGS3 we're dealing with defective eMMC chip that can randomly brick itself, so your phone just dies suddenly. It appears though that only the eMMC revision 0xF1 is affected by this bug. You can check yours with the eMMC check app from Play market.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Soul reaper:
I created this Thread because a lot of people or fellow XDA-members are starting a new thread for sharing every app that they find .

This Thread is created because people create new threads just to share a file.This is more disgusting because those threads are just left behind becouse they are just share and nobody provides any support as such.......

Rules for this thread :-

1)Do follow the rules of XDA

2)If u share an app DO link it to the original thread

3)Give proper credits to the dev

4)If u are sharing a market app please give a link for the same to avoid conflicts

5)Respect each others :D

6)Do test the app before posting it

7)Give a proper description of the app

8)If u find any app resourcefull then thank the one who shared it

9)Plase do not fight if u see anyone resharing it (some guyz even do that -,-")

10)Atlast do not post any warez

If we find something like that we will seriously report

So posting in this thread shall solve most of the problems :-

No new threads,

A track of a new app u find,

U get to share and earn a thank,

longitivity of this thread,

Resoursefull sharing

New things for u to test XD

Thank You

now plzz keep this thread clean :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Soul reaper:
This app signs update.zip files, APK, or JAR files using your own private keys or one of the four built-in certificates (media, platform, shared, testkey). All output is automatically zip-aligned. ZipSigner can work with existing keystores, or you can create keystores, keys, and self-signed certificates with this app. JKS and BKS keystores are supported. A certificate’s MD5 and SHA1 fingerprints, as well as the SHA1 key hash, can be copied from the key properties screen. Think of this app as a combination of jarsigner, signapk, keytool, and zipalign.

The built-in keys and auto-selection modes will appeal to themers and modders. The ability to sign with private keys will appeal to developers.

This app does not require root privileges.

market link;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kellinwood.zipsigner2